新南威尔士州政府批准科塔蒙德拉-贡达盖理事会的分裂,扭转2016年的合并。 NSW government approves the split of the Cootamundra-Gundagai council, reversing a 2016 merger.

新南威尔士州政府批准了Cootamundra-Gundagai地区理事会的分裂,该理事会于2016年因强行合并而形成。 The New South Wales government has approved the split of the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council, which was formed by a forced merger in 2016. 这一决定是在多年的社区反对和游说之后作出的。 The decision follows years of community opposition and lobbying. Cootamundra和Gundagai将再次成为单独的实体,预计选举将于2028年举行。 Both Cootamundra and Gundagai will become separate entities again, with elections expected in 2028. 这标志着自2016年44个理事会合并为19个以来,理事会首次被分裂。 This marks the first time a council will be split since 44 councils were merged into 19 in 2016.